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Yeah good point about the Int. thing... what do you think about a mindless undead created by create undead (by something other than a lich maybe a necropolitan)?

I know that if a PC is a good/neutral aligned non-undead cleric or something similar will have to find some other way for a created undead (with the create undead or greater create undead spell) to obey them (since in the spell description it says that created undead are not under your control)...

Considering that many others have suggested things I will suggest soemthing alittle different: If this problem player was the DM then his rules would be house rules and you couldnt really say anything about it... SO, TAKE advantage of the 'new' rules that this player has been using... As for...

Thank you for the advice!!! very helpful (I wish I could +1 you:))... Also The PC's are at level 7 right now and I didnt do this when they were lower level (so no lv 1 rings or anything weird like that). actually, strangely enough, it works fine (since they just state the general shape and...

Can you explain alittle more? I do intend on using SS, what would you suggest is broken or at least not recommended? Many of my PC's already use the rules out of SS, one is actually an astral deva... I would like to know what to stay away from...

I want to thank everyone for the replies!!

I am sure this has come up before but... The way the rule is written for the vampire's create spawn abilites is that it can have a number of spawns equal to double its HD.... However it then says that a vampires minions can create their own spawns so that the "master vampire" can control many...

Yeah maybe I am just wanting to change something that doesnt need changing. Like I said its not really like it creates problems in game or that the players dont have fun... It is really something that I dont like... Maybe let me eplain myself more clearly: As a DM I want to give out treasure...

In Savage Species they offer a new template called "feral". The template is inherited (meanig a creature 'gets' it at birth so at 1 HD or whatever) so I assume that the abilities increase if your HD increases )or else the sample feral minotaur would not have pounce (since it inherited this...

I do see what you mean that the players will expect treasure (but I dont think it bores them it bores me mainly)... Also "liberate yourself from the rules" makes little sense in a game of rules... liberate yourself from this rule (why i dont want to I have said this, I didnt even ask about the...

Hi Leathros and welcome I have been reading this thread and unfortunately I believe you may be reading the word "augmented" wrongly in this context. It can mean two things: (1) a level 3 power costs 5 pp (lets say this power is exactly like fireball, but it does 5d6 damage and you have to spend...

This makes sense and yeah the dread necro does gain many abilites that the normal lich doesnt. Some of them (such as fortification and bonuses to save against negative levels) are completely replaced by the undead traits gained at level 20 (which is why I am thinking it is some sort of...

At level 20 it say that a dread necromancer turns into a lich... Does it then gain the template? Such as paralyzing touch and DR 15. Also do you think they get the ability increase (+2 to Cha, Int, and Wis)??

Of course you dont have to ifyou alter the rules how they were write... but YES the rules are built are giving treasure to PC's... I dont think that is the issue... YES a DM's job is to give out treasure... I dont want some radical response like you dont have to give them treasure just give them...

That was an oversight (I think I got to excited). By the way Is that rule in a book? does it say that anywhere? It makes sense that way, but I mean why wouldnt they give it an LA and "recommend" it for use (its not that good there are templates that make you incorporeal and more)...I am just...

Ok there is a template in MM5 called Phantom (pg 131). It lets the creature become incorporeal and it has no suggested LA. Also the template DOESNT make you an undead! However, the template gets WAY better if the base creatures CR is above 5 (read below). My question is: would you let your PC...

Yeah I like the suggestions... This could bring some GREAT RP opportunity ... WIth the commoners getting duped... Also this character is a Bard and she has claimed a small city that was ruined by Orc's and abandoned.. ALso she has some followers (all bards) and wants to start a bard college in...

Yeah but just because it is not a perfect fit doesnt mean that it is not associated (I mean a lv 3 sorc is pretty crappy you cant cast magic missile all day and one shield prevents that, and magic missile is just not that strong especially at level 3).. Where I am comming from is comparing the...

Here is my problem: as a DM one of my jobs is to give my PC's enough items so that they can take on the growing challenges... Also it is almost built in the the game to have your PC's searching nooks and crannies looking for items, and that maybe there are some items they just CANT find...

Yeah I know this, that is why i said that many fiends have spell-like abilites and not actual spells... And even if you have spel-like abilities you still have a CL (an effective caster level but a CL none the less; although the specifics are different it is effectively the same hence effective...